Hi Katie, you wrote a neat article. Universities make good neighbors. I've also met people who prefer to locate their startup iin areas where there are is a cottage industry associated with technology, such as in Silicon Valley, Austin, or around government technology consumers, such as the Air Force base at Rome, NY and NIH in Bethesda, MD.

I think what you're saying is that if an area is dense with talent, opportunity, and technology resources, you stand a better chance of success. I wonder how many people think of that when they decide to move their business out of the basement?

Thanks, and may your next article come soon!

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